Input validation error in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2016-4787

 

Input validation error in Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2016-4787

Published: May 26, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40262
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4787
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2r1, 8.1 before 8.1r2, 8.0 before 8.0r10, and 7.4 before 7.4r13.4 allow remote attackers to read sensitive system authentication files in an unspecified directory via unknown vectors.


Affected software

Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)

How to mitigate CVE-2016-4787

Install update from vendor's website.


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